Canceling and registering device



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A. J. MILLER. n UANGELING AND RBGISTERING DEVICE. Y No. 407,543.

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A. J. MILLER. GANGELING AND RBGISTBRING DBVIGE.

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Patented July 23, 1889.

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By #(/llA/Mm/ ATTRNEYS N. PETERS, Pbatblkhographer. Wnxhngiom D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

ARTHUR J. MILLER, OF SVEDEN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CANCELING AND REGISTERING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,543, dated July 23, 1889.

Application filed September 25, 1888. Serial No. 286,308. (No model.)

new and improved canceling and registering device which is simple and durablein construction, very effective in operation, and

, specially intended for conductors use in canceling tickets and registering the same, at the same time ringing a bell at each cancel lation.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement on the line l l of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same, the hasp being broken away to allow the numerals of the wheels to be seen through the openings.

The improved canceling and registering device is provided with a box A, on top of which is fulcrumed a lever B, adapted to press on the lugs C' and D' ,proj ecting upward through suitable slots in the top of the box A, said lugs being fastened to the levers C and D, fulcrumed at E to the interior of the box A below the top. The levers C and D are held in an uppermost horizontal position by springs F and F', respectively, pressing against the under sides of the said levers, being held in the box A.

The lever C is somewhat shorter than the lever D,and is provided at its outer end with a spring G, fulcrumed at its outer end to the rod H, secured transversely in the sides of the box A. From the end of the spring-lever G projects upward an arm G', having a loop G2, through which passes loosely a pawl I, pivoted near the outer end of the lever D. The pawl l is adapted to engage a ratchet-wheel J, fastened on a shaft K, Inounted to turn in suitable bearings in the box A, and carrying a disk L, provided in its periphery wit-h a tooth L', adapted to engage one of the ten teeth N' of the disk N, secured on a transverse shaft O, also mounted in suitable bearings in the box A. On the face of the disk N is formed a tooth N2, adapted to engage at every revolution one of the ten teeth P' of a disk P, secured on a shaft Q,mounted to rotate in suitable bearings in the box A.

On the face of the diskP is secured a tooth P2, adapted to engage at every revolution one of the ten teeth R' of the disk R, secured on the transverse shaft S, mounted to rotate in suitable bearings in the box A.

On the shafts K, O, Q, and S are also secured, respectively, the units-wheel T, the tens-wheelT', the hundreds-wheel T2, and the thousands-wheel T2. Each of the said wheels T, T', T2, and T2 is provided on its face with the numerals O to 9, adapted to appear successively in openings A',-for1ned in one side of the box A. Said openings A' are, however, covered by a hasp U, fulcrumed at U' to the outside of the said side of the box A, and the free end of the hasp U is locked on the box A by a suitable lock U2 of any approved construction. Thus when the hasp U is locked in place the numerals of the wheels T, T', T2, and T2 are not visible from the outside; but when the lock U2 is unlocked and the hasp U is swung open the said numerals are visible, indicating the number of tickets registered.

On the shafts K, O, Q, and S press the springs T2, so as to prevent said shafts from rotating too far. On the rod H is mounted to turn the arm V, provided on its lower end with a tooth V', pressed in contact with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel J by means of a spring V2, secured in the box A, its free end pressing against the lower end of the said arm V. On the upper end of the latter is secured a striker V2, adapted to sound the bell NV, located on the inside of the box A.

Between the lugs C' and D' of the levers C and D is placed the projection B2, secured to the outside of the top of the box A and adapted to be engaged by a similar projection B', fastened on the under side of the lever B.

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The operation is as `l'ollows: When the operator desires to cancel and r( ster a ticket, hc places the lever li inthepesition shown in Fig. l, and then inserts the ticket below the projection I3', se that it reaches from one projection C to the other projection D ot' the levers C and D. XYhen the operator new presses the lever l downward, the ticket resting on the lugs C and D causes the latter and their levers C and I) to swing downward against the tension et the springs F and li". The downward motion oi the lever (i causes a swinging mot-ion of the arm (-i, by means ot the spring-lever G, se that the pawl I is moved toward the periphery of the ratchetwheel J. As thelever I) moves downward, at the same time it moves the pawl I likewise, so that the latter is thrown in contact with the periphery otl the ratchet-wheel J'. Further downward motion of the lever I) causes the said. pawl I to turn the ratchet-wheel J the distance ot' one tooth, whereby the unitswheel T is also turned a certain distance, so as to bring the next following numeral before the opening A in the side ot' the box A. A ticket placed between the lever l and the lugs C and D is canceled as soon as thelcver li is in its lowerinost position, so that the ticket rests en. top oi' the projection l? and is pressed against the same bythe projection 3.A As the said projcetioi'is I3 and W are provided with raised letters, figures, or other devices, the ticket is stamped and thus canceled. Then the pawl I turns the ratchetwheel J the distance of one tooth, the tooth Y on the arm V drops over its respective tooth ot' the ratchet-wheel .I by the action ot' the spring Vf, so that the striker Y* sounds the bell, XV, which indicates that one ticket has been canceled. As soon as the operator releases the pressure on the lever .i3 the latter is moved upward by thc springs l and l5" pressing against the levers C and l), which, by their lugs C and D, raise said lever Il and the canceled ticket, which may then be removed.

The above-described operation is repeated ilor every ticket, and when ten tickets have been stamped and canceled theratchet-wheel J and the disk Il have made one revolution, and the tooth Ii has shifted. the disk i'Y the distance between two teeth N', whereby the tens-wheel. T is turned sniliciently to have the succeeding numeral appear in the respective aperture A in the side ot' the box A. lVhen the tens-wheel 'Il' has made ten revolutions, the tooth NI shifts the disk I) the distance between two teeth I, whereby the huinheds-wheel T2 brings the next following numeral to its aperture A .in the side et the box. A. In a like manner the tl'ionsands-wheel TiE is shii'ted dreds-wheel after ten revolutions of the hunl2 by the tooth I)2 turning the disk R the distance between two teeth R.

The apertures A are covered up by the hasp U, so that the operator cannet iind out how many tickets have been stamped and i caneeleifl, being thus previiinted troni tampering` with the action of the lever ,l or theother parts in the box A. The ioek li"l is openod in the general otliee and the haspli' is swungr out, so that the number in units, tens, hundreds, and thousands can be read through the openings A in the side et' the box. A. \\"hcn the operator tails to nieve the ticket across both lugs and l), the registering will not take place when the lever It is depressed. lVhen the ticket does nottonch tln` lugI the latter and the lever (l are not moved downward, and only the lever l) swings downward,and the pawl l is consequently not moved toward the peripln-iry ot' the rait-.hetA wheel, il, as the lever ('J is iinictive, so that theI said pawi I only swings downward without engaging atooth ot' the iratehet-wheei J. `When the ticket does not touch the lugl D', then the lever I) remains inactive, and consequentlythc pawl I is not swung downward to engage the ratchet-wheel J. Thus it. follows that a ticket must be placed across both lugs C and l) betere the lever l; is pressed downward.

IIaving thus tully described my invtmtion, I claim as new and desire to secnreby Letters Patentl. In a canceling andV registering device, the combination, with a box having slots, ot a main lever pivoted and held on the outside oi' the said box, two spring-levers held on the inside olf the box and provided with ings projecting through the slots in the said box, to be engaged by the said mai n. lever, a pawl held on the end ol' one et' the said spring-levers, the ratchet-wheel. operated thereby, and a spi-in lever secured. on the other lever andprovidtnl with an arm having aloop inclosing said pawi to guide the same and the register, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a canceling and registering device, the combination, with a box having' slots, ol' a main lever pivoted and held on the outside ot the said box, two spring-levers held on the inside oi' the box and provided with lugs projecting through the slots inthe said box, tobe engaged by the said main lever, a pawl .held on the end ot' one ot the said two levers, a spring-lever secured on the other lever and provided 'with an arin having a loop inclosingI said pawlto guidethesannr, and a ratchetwheel adapted to be engaged by the said pawl and carryinga units-wheel, substantially as shown. and described.

3. In a canceling and, registering device, the combination, with a boxv having slots, ol.' a main lever pivoted and held on the outside ot' the said box, two sln'ing-levers held on the inside oi' the box and provided with ings projecting throughthe slots in the said. box, tobe engagetfl by the said main lover, a pawl held on the end of one ot the said two levers, a spring-lever secured on the other lever and provided with an arm having` a loop Vinelosingr said pawl to guide the same, a ratehet-wheel adapted to be engaged by the said pawl and carrying units, tens, hundreds, and thousands wheels, and mechanism, substantially as described, for imparting motion to said tens, hundreds, and thousands wheels from the said units-wheel, as set forth.

4. In a canceling and registering device, the combination, with a box provided with slots and a projection on its top, of a main lever pivoted and fulcruined on the outside of the said box and provided on its under side with a projection similar to the projection on the said box, two spring-levers held on the inside of the said box and provided with lugs projecting through the slots in the said box at each side of the said projections, the pawland-ratchet mechanism, and a register, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a canceling and registering` device, the combination, With a box, of a main lever pivoted and held on the outside of the said box, two spring-levers pivoted and held on the inside of the said box and provided with upwardly-projecting lugs passing through the said box under the said main lever, a pawl held on the end of one of the said two levers, a spring-lever secured on the other of the said two levers and fulcruined on the said box, an arm projecting upward from the said springlever and provided with a loop engaging the said pawl, a ratchet-wheel mounted to turn in the said box and adapted to be engaged by the said pawl, a spring-arm fulcr'ulned in the said box and held in contact with the said ratchet-wheel, a strikerheld on the said springarm, a bell held in the said box and sounded by the said striker at every revolution of the said ratchet-wheel, and a register, substantially as shown and described.

ARTHUR J. MILLER. Vitnesses:

JOSEPH MENECHEL, ARTHUR B. MANN. 

